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Common Names
Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 21.0 | 23.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 13.0 | 136.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Fruit | not available | 2.4 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANAL | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 18.0 | -0.06 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OCTADECA-5,6-DIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| OCTANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 504.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 39930.0 | 167819.0 | 0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 94000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 120.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | 50.0 | -0.47 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | 16.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Fruit | 74.0 | 728.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 900.0 | -1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 67300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiileus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 34 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinflammatory? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antijet-lag | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |